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Cause Community developmentState Colorado167 funders

Foundations that fund community development in Colorado

167 private foundations based in Colorado with a return in the last two years gave $25.5 million to community development organizations in 349 grants. The median grant was $10,000, and 46 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to community development

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is community development.

  1. The Cielo FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $8,525,000 to community development
  2. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 33 grants Accepts applications $5,885,163 to community development
  3. Daniels FundDenver, CO · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $1,526,844 to community development
  4. Ebrahimi Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,340,200 to community development
  5. Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation IGreenwood Village, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,256,000 to community development
  6. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 19 grants Accepts applications $635,000 to community development
  7. Song FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $535,000 to community development
  8. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $522,902 to community development
  9. Temple Hoyne Buell FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $387,000 to community development
  10. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $370,000 to community development
  11. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $325,000 to community development
  12. The Wana Brands FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $210,000 to community development
  13. Rocky Mountain Health FoundationGrand Junction, CO · tax year 2025 13 grants Preselected only $203,000 to community development
  14. Tyl FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $175,000 to community development
  15. The Ajl Charitable FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $170,000 to community development
  16. Foundation for Educational ExcellenceDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $165,260 to community development
  17. Haynes Family FoundationGreenwood Village, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $161,000 to community development
  18. Ron Beller and Jennifer Moses Family Foundation IncAspen, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $150,000 to community development
  19. Misty Meadows FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $125,000 to community development
  20. Colorado Access FoundationAurora, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $125,000 to community development
  21. Zoma Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $120,000 to community development
  22. Hurd Family FoundationAspen, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $110,000 to community development
  23. Thiry-O'leary FoundationCherry Hills Village, CO · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $104,000 to community development
  24. Schlessman Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $102,500 to community development
  25. Gardner Family FoundationCarbondale, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to community development
  26. Michael E McGoldrick Charitable FoundationCarbondale, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to community development
  27. Anschutz Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $95,500 to community development
  28. The Orphiflamme FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $80,000 to community development
  29. The Caruso Foundation dba Caruso Entrepreneurship InitiativeBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $75,473 to community development
  30. Fulcrum FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $75,000 to community development
  31. Mighty Arrow Family FoundationFort Collins, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $75,000 to community development
  32. Kenneth Kendal King FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $70,000 to community development
  33. The Nord FoundationFranktown, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $70,000 to community development
  34. Buck FoundationEvergreen, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $55,000 to community development
  35. Borgen Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $55,000 to community development
  36. Slater FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $53,500 to community development
  37. The Lu FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $50,000 to community development
  38. Dornick Foundation IncWoody Creek, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $50,000 to community development
  39. Yagan Family FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $50,000 to community development
  40. Av Hunter Trust IncorporatedGlendale, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $50,000 to community development
  41. Jonas Family Foundation TrustThornton, CO · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $50,000 to community development
  42. Ackerman Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $49,000 to community development
  43. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $47,200 to community development
  44. Jurschak Family Foundation IncAvon, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $40,960 to community development
  45. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $38,000 to community development
  46. The Telluray FoundationLittleton, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $35,000 to community development
  47. Jack D & Fredda S Sparks FoundationConifer, CO · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $35,000 to community development
  48. The Precourt FoundationGreenwood Village, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $30,100 to community development
  49. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to community development
  50. Lederer FoundationLakewood, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $30,000 to community development

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The Cielo FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $8,525,000 to community development
  2. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 33 grants Accepts applications $5,885,163 to community development
  3. Daniels FundDenver, CO · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $1,526,844 to community development
  4. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 19 grants Accepts applications $635,000 to community development
  5. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $522,902 to community development
  6. Temple Hoyne Buell FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $387,000 to community development
  7. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $325,000 to community development
  8. Foundation for Educational ExcellenceDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $165,260 to community development
  9. Anschutz Family FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $95,500 to community development
  10. Kenneth Kendal King FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $70,000 to community development
  11. Buck FoundationEvergreen, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $55,000 to community development
  12. Slater FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $53,500 to community development
  13. Av Hunter Trust IncorporatedGlendale, CO · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $50,000 to community development
  14. Ackerman Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $49,000 to community development
  15. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $38,000 to community development
  16. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to community development
  17. The Joseph Henry Edmondson FoundationColorado Springs, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $17,000 to community development
  18. Craig-Scheckman Family FoundationSteamboat Springs, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $15,000 to community development
  19. Richard Reed FoundationCastle Rock, CO · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $15,000 to community development
  20. Robert Hoag Rawlings FoundationPueblo, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $14,000 to community development
  21. Gill FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $13,250 to community development
  22. The Antero FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $12,000 to community development
  23. The Eugene C and Florence Armstrong Family Foundation IncGreenwood Village, CO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 to community development
  24. Mabel Horrigan FoundationColorado Springs, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 to community development
  25. The Hester E & Edwin W Giddings FoundationColorado Springs, CO · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $8,000 to community development